Ice-cream refrigerator.



No. 861,525. PATENTED JULY 30,1907.

J. J. LANE.

IUE CREAM REFRIGERATOR. APPLI'OATION'PILED MAY 7. 190e.

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J. J. LANE.

ICE CREAM REPRIGERATOR.

APPLICATION I'ILED MAY 7. 1906.

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Y' ICE-CREAM REFRIGERATOR.

ToV all whom it .may concern:

Be it'known'that I, JonN .1. LANE;v a citizen of the United States, .residing at St. Lo.uis, Missouri, have invented a certain' new and' useful Improvement in Ice-Cream Refrigerators, o which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art'to which it appertains to ma ke and use tliesa-me, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in Whiehi A Figure 1 is a'vperspcctive view of an ice-box or refrigerator embodying the features of my invention, portions of the outer casing being broken away to show the interior construction; Fig. 2 is a'verti'ciil sectional view taken at approximately the center of the icebox shown in Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a modified form of my invention.

This invention relates to 4'refrigzgerators or ice-boxes, and particularly to that type which is used in stores for containing ice-cream which is sold in small quantities; p

One object of my invention is to provide an improved refrigeratorl or ice-box having an inner compartment which is surrounded on all' sides by some cooling means, preferably, ice.

Another object of my invention is to provide an icebox having an inner compartment entirely surrounded by ice, said inner compartment being provided with removable trays or drawers in which-the icecream is contained.

Other desirable features of my invention will be hereinafter'pointed out.

' Referring to Figs. 1 and 2 'of thedrawings which represent the preferred form ofmy invention, 1 designates a casing preferably formed of wood and provided with a hinged top 2 and -a door 3 formed in its front ably mounted thereonan ice-holding box 9 which closes the'open end of the -b'ox 7 which formsthe ice cream compartment, vas shown in Fig. 2. f

The box 7 is conneetedjto the front wall of the box 5 by inclined flanges-10 and the edges 11 of the box 9 are also beveled, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, to v intimately engage sai'd anges when the door of the casing is closed. As previously stated, the box 9 is re- 1 movably connectedl to the door 3 so .that it can be f l removedl to fillit with'ice, and for insuring that'the beveled edges, of said box' will be heldvinv intimate` contact with th inclinedflanges 10'at the open end Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 7,1906. Serial No. 315.580.

Patented July 30, 1907.

of the box 7, I have arranged a leaf-spring 12 between the door .3 and the box 9. Preferably,'the lower edge portions of the side walls of the box 5 are inclined inwardly at 13 so that the ico will be deflected underneath the ice-cream compartment when the ice-box is being filled with ice. I prefer to arrange sliding trays 14. in the ice-cream compartment, each tray containing-a certainnurnber of individual bricks 15 of ice-cream so that when a customer is being served it is necessary to pull out onl'y one tray, and thus not expose to the air the ice-cream contained in the other trays. If desired, the ice-cream compartment can be provided with trays vfor containing individual bricks ofice-crcam and with a drawer 16-for containing ice-cream in bulk, as shown in Fig. 3, and if desired, the front wall 4 of the Wood casing may be made removable. A 4 l A drain pipe 19 extends from the interior of the ico chamber to carry away the melted ice, and the icebox is provided with legs 20 so that the personscrving the cream doesf'not have to stoop down or assume an uncomfortable position.

While the ice-box herein shown is designed partic- -ula'rly for holding ice-cream it could, of course, be

used for holding provisions and when' used for a provision ice-box the portion above the top ofthe box 7 could be used as a lcompartment for storing meat, fish, fruitfetc. which would be placed on the ice covering the top of the box 7.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. An ice-box comprising.: a casing, a metaLbox located inside ofsaid casing and provided with a removable top, an Open-ended receptacle connected to the front wall of said box by inclined f'langos'and spaced away from the other walls and the top and bottom of said box to provide a chamber for receiving ice, and a doorcarrying un iceholding box having beveled edges which engage` said inclined flanges when the door .is'closed, the metal box being constructed to deflect the ice underneath the open-ended receptacle; substantially as described.

its open end by 'means of inclined flanges to one of thev walls of 4said'box, :1 door carrying an ice-holding box for closing the open end of said receptacle, said ice-holding box being'provided with beveled-edges, and yieldingjmeans interposed between the door andA ice-holding box for holding the-beveled'edges of the elhplding box i`n intimate engagement with the inclined flanges at the open end of said receptacle substantially as described. i

' In testimony whereof, I hereuntofax my signature, in

the presence of two witnesses, this fourth day of May Y JOHNl` J. LANE.

,WELLS L. CHURCH, Geenen BAxnwEnL. 

